JamesScott, 1st and last Duke of Monmouth was born illegitimately on 9 March 1649 at Rotterdam, The NetherlandsG.1 He was the son of Charles IIStuart, King of Great Britain and LucyWalter.1,5 He married AnneScott, Countess of Buccleuch, daughter of FrancisScott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch and LadyMargaretLeslie, on 20 April 1663 at Earl of Wemyss' house, London, EnglandG.1 He died on 15 July 1685 at age 36 at Tower Hill, The City, London, EnglandG, executed, for high treason.1 He and EleanorNeedham were associated. He and Henrietta MariaWentworth, Baroness Wentworth were associated.6 He was given the name of James Crofts at birth.7 Before 14 February 1663 his name was legally changed to James Scott.1 He was created 1st Baron Scott of Tindall, Northumberland [England] on 14 February 1663.1 He was created 1st Duke of Monmouth [England] on 14 February 1663.1 He was created 1st Earl of Doncaster, co. York [England] on 14 February 1663.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 28 March 1663.1 He succeeded as the 1st Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdale [Scotland] on 20 April 1663.1 He was created 1st Earl of Dalkeith [Scotland] on 20 April 1663.1 He was created 1st Duke of Buccleuch [Scotland] on 20 April 1663, with special remainder to the heirs of his body who succeed to the Earldom of Buccleuch.1 He was attainted and, and his English honours forfeited.1 When the succession to the throne was raised, Charles II affirmed that he never married Lucy Walter and deprived the Duke of Monmouth of many of his posts. On the 11 June 1685, Monmouth landed at Lyme Regis in an attempt to sieze the throne. At Sedgemoor, north east of Taunton, Monmouth made an ill-advised attack against the Royalists and was defeated. He was captured in the New Forest a few days later, and executed in the Tower of London on July 15 1685.

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 187. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

HenryFitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton was born illegitimately on 28 September 1663.1 He was the son of Charles IIStuart, King of Great Britain and BarbaraVilliers, Duchess of Cleveland.1 He married IsabellaBennet, Countess of Arlington, daughter of HenryBennet, 1st Earl of Arlington and IsabelladeNassau, on 1 August 1672.3 Henry and Isabella were also married in a religious ceremony on 6 November 1679.3 He died on 9 October 1690 at age 27, killed in action.3 He was buried on 27 October 1690 at Euston, Suffolk, EnglandG.3 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.)3 He was created 1st Viscount Ipswich, co. Suffolk [England] on 16 August 1672, with a special remainder to his younger brother, George.1 He was created 1st Earl of Euston, co. Suffolk [England] on 16 August 1672, with a special remainder to his younger brother, George.4 He was created 1st Baron Sudbury of Sudbury, co. Suffolk [England] on 16 August 1672, with a special remainder to his younger brother, George.1 He was created 1st Duke of Grafton, co. Northampton [England] on 11 September 1675.1 He held the office of Vice-Admiral of England between 1682 and 1689.1 In 1685 he helped to put down the Duke of Monmouth's rising.5 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk between 1685 and 1689.1 He held the office of Lord High Constable on 23 April 1685.1 He fought in the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690, where he distinguished himself.5 He fought in the Siege of Cork in October 1690.5 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.6